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Practical Problems
1. A transport company is running 4 buses between Delhi and Meerut covering a distance of 100
kms. The seating capacity of each bus is 40 passengers. The following particulars are obtained
from the books for the month of March, 2017:
Wages of Drivers and Conductors
19,200
Salaries of Office Staff
6,000
Honorarium to Accountant
2,000
Diesel, Oil, etc.
32,000
Repairs and Maintenance
6,400
Road Tax and Insurance
12.800
Depreciation
20,800
Interest and Other Charges
16,000
Actual passengers carried were 75% of the seating capacity. All the buses ran for 30 days.
Each bus made one round trip per day. Find out the cost per passenger-km.
Ans Costner​

Answer 1

To find the cost per passenger-km, we first need to calculate the total cost of operating the buses for the month of March, 2017.

We can start by adding up all the expenses:

Wages of Drivers and Conductors: 19,200

Salaries of Office Staff: 6,000

Honorarium to Accountant: 2,000

Diesel, Oil, etc.: 32,000

Repairs and Maintenance: 6,400

Road Tax and Insurance: 12,800

Depreciation: 20,800

Interest and Other Charges: 16,000

Total expenses: 19,200 + 6,000 + 2,000 + 32,000 + 6,400 + 12,800 + 20,800 + 16,000 = 119,200

Next, we need to calculate the number of passengers carried during the month. Since the seating capacity of each bus is 40 passengers and the buses ran at 75% capacity, the number of passengers carried per bus per day is 30 passengers. Since each bus makes one round trip per day, the total number of passengers carried per bus per month is 30 passengers * 30 days = 900 passengers. Since there are 4 buses, the total number of passengers carried for the month is 900 passengers/bus * 4 buses = 3600 passengers.

To find the cost per passenger-km we need to divide total cost by total passenger-km.

Now we need distance of one round trip which is 2*100 = 200km

So we can calculate passenger-km 3600 passengers * 200 Km = 720,000 passenger-km

Cost per passenger-km = Total expenses / Total passenger-km = 119,200 / 720,000 = 0.165 approximately

Answer: Cost per passenger-km = 0.165

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